On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 12:56 PM, Chuck Boddy <Chuck.Boddy@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > Yep…I hear you…there is a reason for the trigger over a nested MV…..try > to put in a nutshell…the refresh group has 2 layers…”core” materialized > views(simple snapshots)…and nested materialized views(some that are > refreshed based on another materialized views log table)…the trigger is off > of the simple snapshot from a core table because it will have the most > current data..once the refresh is complete….the aggregate table needs to > have the most current data…the user that uses the table needs the most > current data….hard to explain in an email thread…but there’s a reason to go > with the trigger….fun stuff… > > Thanks for the explanation. Jared Still Certifiable Oracle DBA and Part Time Perl Evangelist Oracle Blog: http://jkstill.blogspot.com Home Page: http://jaredstill.com